Wednesday marked day 26 of the longest US federal government shutdown in the US history amid a political stalemate over border security funding that has no end in sight.
US Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer told reporters on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech, set for 29 January, should be delayed if the US government is still shut.
“If it continues to be closed on the 29th, I think it’s a good idea to delay it until the government is open”, Schumer was quoted as saying by Reuters.
